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42058

ZIP 42058 is Ledbetter, Kentucky, in Livingston County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Livingston
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
2,224
Coordinates
37.0583, -88.4657
☼ Live from 42058 — Ledbetter, KY

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Where 42058 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42058
  • 🔢 Type 42058 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,058 = 2 × 17 × 1237. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42056 (La Center, KY, 29 mi away) and 42060 (Lovelaceville, KY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42058 becomes 85024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Phoenix, AZ, 1,345 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,352 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯579 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42058 and you would come out at 37.06°S, 91.53°E — 1,361 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 42058 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,224This ZIP2,224
Households912This ZIP912
Housing units1,060This ZIP1,060
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,852This ZIP$66,852Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$118,700This ZIP$118,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,110This ZIP$1,110Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density140.1 / sq miThis ZIP140.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees341This ZIP341
Annual payroll$18,263,000This ZIP$18,263,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$54,575,000This ZIP$54,575,000

Land area

Land area15.87 sq miThis ZIP15.87 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 42058

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ZIP codes near 42058

ZIPCityDistance
42029 Calvert City, KY 5.5 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 7.2 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 7.6 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 9.9 mi
42045 Grand Rivers, KY 11.0 mi
42083 Tiline, KY 12.1 mi
42081 Smithland, KY 12.9 mi
42044 Gilbertsville, KY 13.2 mi
42027 Boaz, KY 13.4 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42058?

42058 is in Ledbetter, Kentucky, in Livingston County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0583, -88.4657.

What county is 42058 in?

42058 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 42058?

Ledbetter uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42058 in?

42058 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42058?

About 2,224 people live in ZIP code 42058, in 912 households, at 140.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 42058?

$66,852 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42058?

The closest are 42029 (5.5 mi), 42003 (7.2 mi), 62910 (7.6 mi), 42082 (9.9 mi) and 42045 (11 mi).

Is 42058 a PO Box ZIP code?

42058 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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